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Why does it appear that interested readers so often attribute flaws to 'the press' rather than taking particular issue with particular reports?

I wouldn't agree with some of the things that the press writes about and that's all I have to say about that.

Be able to notice all the confusion between fact and opinion that appears in the news.

The thing that bothers me about journalism is the false equivalency we sometimes place on certain issues.

The press these days should be rather careful about its role. We may have acquired some tendencies about over-involvement that we had better overcome.

I do think the biggest problem newspapers have is loss of trust, and I feel that's a result of failure to speak truth to power.

As a reporter you tend to seek coherence from your subject or your source - it all needs to add up and make sense. In truth, in reality, there's often a great deal of murkiness and muddiness, confusion and contradiction.

As far as the press is concerned, they're going to say what they want to say. Probably about 10-15 percent of the time It's accurate.

Despite my involvement in difficult and sometimes controversial questions I have received consistent support from the people of Ashfield. They have recognised that it is necessary to take difficult decisions, that newspapers do not always report fairly or accurately.

Journalists do not like to report on uncertainties. They would almost rather be wrong than ambiguous.